Lan Ni

Associate Professor

Office: Communications Bldg, Room #149

Email: lni@uh.edu

Phone: 713-743-1872

Dr. Lan Ni is an Associate Professor in the Valenti School of Communication, specializing in public relations and strategic communication. Her major areas of research include stakeholder engagement and strategic relationship management, intercultural and global public relations with a focus on immigrants and minority groups, as well as identification and segmentation of publics.

Dr. Ni has received multiple research grants and published in major journals in communication and public relations such as Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Review, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Communication Management, Journal of Public Affairs, International Journal of Strategic Communication, and Public Relations Journal. Her work has also been presented at major conferences such as International Communication Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, National Communication Association, Public Relations Society of America, and International Public Relations Research Conference. She currently serves on the editorial board of Journal of Public Relations Research, Western Journal of Communication, and Communication Booknotes Quarterly, as well as the Research Advisory Committee of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation.

Education

Ph.D., the University of Maryland, College Park

M.A., Nanjing University, China

B.A., Nanjing University, China

Certificate, Wharton School Executive Development Program, University of Pennsylvania

Ni, L. (2012). Immigration Experiences and Mental Health: The Role of Intercultural Communication Competencies and Organization-Public Relationships. Grant-in-Aid, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston ($6,000).

Ni, L. (2011). Formative Research on Public Segmentation and Relationships Management: Effects on Community Outreach. Asian American Studies Center Research Grant, University of Houston ($4,500).

Ni, L. (2010). Relationship Managementas an Integral Part of Strategic Management: Making Strategic Contributions and Being Managed Strategically.Small Grants Program, University of Houston ($3,000).

Ni, L. (2009). Relationship Managementas an Integral Part of Strategic Management: Making Strategic Contributions and Managed Strategically. Work-Study Student Training and Research (STAR) Program, University of Houston ($4,000). [The undergraduate student RA withdrew later from the program for personal reasons.]

Ni, L. (2005). Exploring the value of public relations in strategy implementation – Employee relations in the globalization process.Susanne Roschwalb Award for International Research and Study($500). Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

2013 Top Downloaded Article Award from Journal of Public Relations Research. The article's title is "Two Types of Public Relations Problems and Integrating Formative Evaluative Research: A Review of Research Programs within the Behavioral, Strategic Management Paradigm," co-authored with Jeong-Nam Kim.

Page and Johnson Legacy Scholar for the 2013-2014 academic year. Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication.

Czarnecka, A. & Ni, L. (2011, March). Exploring the effects of organization-public relationship and communication coorientation on organizational reputation in a higher education setting. Paper presented at the 14th Annual International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, FL. This paper won the Institute for Public Relations Top Three Paper Award ($1,000).